Since the development of new schools cannot catch up with the population increase, HCM City is seriously lacking schools. Because of this, parents have to enroll their children in privately run day-boarding classes.

VietNamNet Bridge - The bad debt ratio of the banking system has been reported as dropping to 2.9 percent. However, the figure does not truly reflect the bad debt panorama.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government plans to borrow VND116 trillion this year to cover ispending, as a report to the National Assembly shows a budget deficit.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese have expressed their disappointment about the newly marketed iPhone SE. Distributors think iPhone SE won’t cause a buying ‘fever’. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The national oil and gas group PetroVietnam has said it does not want to be responsible for the consumption of Nghi Son’s products which cannot meet the Euro 4 emission standard.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has lost rice export contracts as some of its major markets including Indonesia and the Philippines have canceled their import plans.

VietNamNet Bridge - Forested land is under the strict control of six powerful agencies, but land continues to be cleared to make room for resorts.

VietNamNet Bridge - For years, people believe that Hanel was the owner of Daewoo Hotel after it bought hotel’s shares from the South Korean investor.

VietNamNet Bridge - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has been taking a series of measures to stop dollarization, but the newly released 2015 financial report shows that the goal is still far away.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Mekong River Delta, Vietnam's biggest rice granary, is facing the most serious drought in the last 100 years. Can scientists make artificial rain to rescue the rice fields? 

VietNamNet Bridge - The concept of ‘multi-service convergence’ or ‘integration of multiple services on the same platform’ has become familiar to Vietnamese. Experts have pointed out that service convergence is inevitable. 

 Foreign investors are registered to invest approximately US$4.03 billion in Vietnam in the first quarter of this year, surging by 119 per cent against the same period last year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group of Doan Nguyen Duc, an influential businessmen, suffered the first quarterly loss since 2008. Duc also lost VND5 trillion over the last year. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese agencies are considering allowing the import of Chinese poultry meat. The inews has been published on the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (MARD) Department of Animal Health’s website.

VietNamNet Bridge - Textile & garment companies reject the opinion that textiles & garments would be the biggest beneficiary of the TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) Agreement.

VietNamnet Bridge - Iron & steel manufacturers can anticipate a tough year 2016, when low-cost products, especially from China, will flow to Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - In 2015 alone, Nguyen Thi Nga, who is believed to be the richest Vietnamese businesswoman, spent billions of dollars on big business affairs.

VietNamNet Bridge - Decree 60 took effect in September 2015, allowing Vietnamese businesses to lift the ceiling for foreign investors. However, barriers still exist.

VietNamNet Bridge - Listed companies’ production and business have resumed, but the predicted bank loan interest rate increases have caused big concerns.

VietNamNet Bridge - The domestic real estate market has witnessed many joint venture projects and merger & acquisition (M&A) transactions in which the buyers are foreign businesses and investment funds.